Operation Messiah: St Paul, Roman Intelligence and the Birth of Christianity

by Rose Mary Sheldon and Thijs Voskuilen

Book Overview

Saul of Tarsus is one of the best known and most beloved figures of Christianity. This man, later known as St. Paul, set the tone for Christianity, including an emphasis on celibacy, the theory of divine grace and salvation, and the elimination of circumcision. It was Paul who wrote a large part of the New Testament, and who called it euangelion, "the gospel". There is another side of Paul, however, that has been little studied and that is his connection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853037027
• ISBN13: 9780853037026
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"